backrooms

noun
/ˈbækˌɹuːms/UK/ˈbækˌɹums/US

Etymology

From backrooms. Coined by an anonymous poster on the 4chan /x/ board on May 12th, 2019 (see quotation below).

Definitions

  1. plural of backroom

  2. An online urban legend or creepypasta of a seemingly endless maze of empty hallways,…

    An online urban legend or creepypasta of a seemingly endless maze of empty hallways, often described as being inhabited by monsters or having multiple levels or floors.

    • Threads are filled with talk of new levels that could sit above, below or beside the Backrooms, including pitch black tunnels and an abandoned hotel.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for backrooms. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA